1-5-1968
Joseph E. Brickner
Joseph E.
Brickner, 70, route 3, Delphos, died ay 5:55 Friday evening, following a
lengthy illness.
He was born
in Ottoville on April 7, 1897, a son of Joseph and Josephine Brickner. He was
married to Elizabeth Pohlman on November 24, 1920.
He is
survived by his wife; three daughters, Mrs. Virgil Nartker, of Lima; Mrs.
Arthur Rose, of Miami, Fla.; and Mrs. Elmer Korte, Kalida; two sons, Richard,
of Lima; and Harold of Delphos; 20 grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Albert
Deitering, of Coldwater, Mich.; and two brothers, Leo and George Brickner of
Ottoville.
Services
were held in St. John’s Church, Delphos, Monday morning. The Rev. Joseph I.
Schill officiated. Burial was made in the parish cemetery.
1-10-1968
Owen B. Grubenhoff
Owen B.
Grubenhoff, 44, of 709 Harmon, Delphos, died at 4:30 a.m. Wednesday after
suffering a heart attack at his home. He had been ill several months.
He was born
in Ottoville, Jan. 14, 1923, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Ruen, who survive.
He was married June 14, 1954, to Rita P. Druckmiller, who also survives.
Other
survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Kenneth (Cheryl) Miller of Delphos,
Judith Ann at home, and Sandra K. Grubenhoff of Lima; two sons, Barry of Lima,
and Garry with the U. S. Navy stationed at Great Lakes, Ill., seven
grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Robert (Marie) Grote of Kalida, and a brother,
Robert Ruen of Ottoville.
He was a
member of the Allen County Fair Board, and a chairman of a committee of the
Citizens of Delphos. He also was vice president of the Delphos Lions Club, and
operated Grubenhoff Construction Co.
Services
will be held 10 a.m. Saturday in Kolkmeyer Funeral Home, with burial in St.,
John’s Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home until time of services.
1-26-1968
William Pavel
William Pavel, 60, of 637 N. Elm, Delphos, died 3:05 a.m. today in Lima
St. Rita's Hospital.
Born Jan. 6, 1908, in Ottoville, he was a son of
Henry and Anna Schumacher Pavel He was married July 6, 1953, to Marcella M.
Hoffman and she survives.
Also surviving are a daughter, Debra, and a son, Albert, both at home;
a sister, Mrs. Charles (Mary) Burnett of Delphos, and three brothers, Andrew
and Steve, both of Delphos, and Matt of Van Wert.
He was an employee of Delphos Manufacturing Co., and a member of St.
John's Catholic Church.
Requiem High Mass will be 9 a.m. Monday in the church, with Rev. Joseph
L Schill celebrant. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call at
Kolkmeyer Funeral Home after 2 p.m. Saturday.
2-13-1968
Paul Thomas Odenweller
Elevator Mishap
Kills Putnam Man
A 23-year
old Cloverdale man was killed about 9:40 a.m. Tuesday while at work at the
Odenweller Milling Co. elevator here.
The elevator manager, Paul T.
Odenweller, was found hanging in a grain bin by an employee, and was taken to
Lima St. Rita's hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
Putnam County
sheriff James Ruhe said Odenweller was found by John Eickholt, who went looking
for the victim when he failed to return to the office. Eickholt said Odenweller
had climbed to the top of the elevator to change a bin spout.
Sheriff Ruhe said when Odenweller
reached across a conveyor belt driveshaft, the hood of his sweatshirt apparently became entangled in the mechanism,
hanging the victim about 10 feet from the ground.
The Ottoville Fire Department was
called, administered resuscitation and took the victim to the hospital.
Odenweller was pronounced dead by
Allen County Coroner Dr. William Noble, who ruled death was due to a broken
neck.
He was born April 22, 1944, in
Lima, a son of Eugene and Anna Otte Odenweller, who survive.
He was married May 8, 1965, to
Karen L. Miller, who also survives with twin sisters, Mrs. Kenneth (Lenore)
Knepper of Leipsic and Jennifer, at the family home, and brothers, Howard and Mark,
also at the family home.
Mr. Odenweller was a member of U.S.
Marine Reserve at Lima. He also was a member of Immaculate Conception
Ottoville.
Requiem High Mass will be offered
9:30 a.m. Friday in the church by Msgr. J. F. Frommherz. Burial will be m St.
Mary's Cemetery, Ottoville.
Friends may call at Kolkmeyer
Funeral Home, Ottoville, after 7 tonight. Parish Rosary will be recited in the
funeral home at 8:30 p.m. Thursday.
2-26-1968
J. Leander Wannemacher
J. Leander
Wannemacher, 65, died unexpectedly in his office at Wannemacher Sales and
Service, Ottoville, at two o’clock Monday afternoon, as the result of a heart
attack. He had been in failing health for the past year.
Mr.
Wannemacher was born at Ottoville on July 17, 1902, the son of George and Elizabeth
Wannemacher. He was married to Catherine Heckman at Glandorf.
Surviving
with his wife are two daughters, Mrs. Joseph (Betty) Weber, of Ottawa, and Mrs.
Clair (Jeanne) Naveau, Of Russia, Ohio; a son James, of Ottoville; nine
grandchildren, and a sister, Mrs. O. A. Friemoth, of Toledo.
Mr.
Wannemacher, who had been affiliated with the Wannemacher Sales and Service all
of his adult life, was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church,
the Holy Name Society, and the Delphos Council of the Knights of Columbus.
Services
were held in the church at 9:30 Thursday morning. Msgr. J. F. Frommherz
officiated. Burial was made in the parish cemetery.
3-23-1968
John Brokamp
John Brokamp, 75, died at 6:45 a.m.
Saturday in the Delphos Memorial Home following an apparent heart attack.
Born in Glandorf, Oct. 13, 1892, he was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Brokamp.
He was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church.
He is survived by several cousins.
Requiem High Mass win be offered 9 a.m. Monday in the church, Rev. J.
F. Frommherz officiating, with burial in the church cemetery.
Friends may call at the Kolkmeyer Funeral Home, after 2 p.m. today,
where the Rosary will be recited 8 tonight.
3-25-1968
Bernard F. Rayman
Bernard Rayman, 84, died at 2:10
a.m. today in DelWard Nursing Center, Delphos, after an illness of three
months. He was an Ottoville restaurant owner.
Born Oct. 30, 1883,
in Ottoville, he was the son of Henry and Louise Rayman. He was married Jan.
19, 1908, to Bernadine Brinkman, who died April 1, 1949.
Surviving
are eight daughters, Mrs. Gust (LaDonna) Girlock of Toledo, Mrs. Marion
(Margaret) Blymeyer of Ottoville, Mrs. Wilfred (Elma) Berger of Fort Jennings,
Mrs. Gilbert (Agnes) Liebrecht of Fort Jennings, Mrs. John (Agatha) Metz of
Lima, Mrs. Thomas (Regina) Byrne of Delphos, Mrs. Harold (Mildred) Brinkman of
Delphos, and Mrs. Arthur (Doris Ann) Rellinger of Ottoville; two sons, Aloys of
Lima and Edward of Ottoville 39 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren, and
three sisters, Mrs. Robert (Mary) Swartner of Canada, Mrs. Louis (Catherine)
Brady and Mrs. Bert (Theresa) Harden of
California.
He was a member of Immaculate
Conception Catholic Church, where Requiem High Mass will be offered at 9:30
a.m. Wednesday, Msgr. J. F. Frommherz celebrant. Burial will be in St. Mary's
Cemetery.
Friends may call at Kolkmeyer
Funeral Home, Ottoville, after 7 tonight the
Rosary will be recited at the funeral home at 8 p.m.
Tuesday.
4-2-1968
Albert H. Utrup
Albert H. Utrup, 69, of Rt. 3, Ottawa, died at 3 p.m. Tuesday in the
home of a daughter after suffering a heart attack. He had been ill for two
years.
Born May 3, 1898, at Ottoville, he
was the son of Gebhart and Anna Kehres Utrup. He married Veronica Krietemeyer
in 1925 and she died in 1945.
Surviving are two sons, Brother Leo
Utrup, of Rensselaer, Ind., and Harold J., of Ottawa; two daughters, Sister
Mary Albert, of Corbin, Ky., and Mrs. Wilfred (Dorothy) Kleman, of Ottawa;
eight grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Anthony (Lucy) Weichart, of Delphos,
Miss Helen Utrup, of Ottoville, and Mrs. John (Hilda) Pohl, of Ft. Jennings,
and three brothers, August, of Delphos, Anthony, of Akron, and Louis of
Leipsic.
A retired farmer, he was a member
of St. John’s Catholic Church where a Requiem High Mass will be offered at 10
a.m. Saturday by Rev. Aloys Frederich. Burial will be in St. Michael’s
Cemetery, Kalida.
Friends may call at McCrate Funeral
Home, Ottawa, after 2 p.m. Thursday. The Rosary will be recited at 8 p.m.
Friday in the funeral home.
4-3-1968
Mary R. Martin
Mrs. Mary
R. Martin, 84, of Lima, died Wednesday night of last week as the result of a
heart attack. She had been in failing health for several years.
Mrs. Martin
was born at Ottoville on May 13, 1883, the daughter of George and Elizabeth
Ernst. She was married to Samuel Martin who preceded her in death.
Mrs. Martin
is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Byron Shields and Mrs. Albira Jones, of
Lima, and Mrs. William Merschman, of Delphos; 13 grandchildren, and 16
great-grandchildren.
Services were
held at one o’clock Saturday afternoon in the Harter and Son Memorial Chapel at
Delphos. The Rev. V. I. Sullivan officiated. Burial was made in Walnut Grove
Cemetery near Delphos.
4-4-1968
Frank H. Friemoth
Services for Frank H.
Friemoth, 78, of Rt. 3, Elkhorn, who died Wednesday at home, will be Monday at
9:45 a.m. in Anderson Memorial Home with burial in St. Peter's Cemetery.
Friends may call after 3 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home where the Rosary will
be recited at 8 p.m.
Born Aug. 29, 1889, in Ottoville,
Ohio, he had resided in this area for more than 60 years. He was married May 3,
1916, to Margaret Chart in East Troy, and had been employed as a farmer and
plumber for many years.
He was a member of St. Peter's
Catholic Church, a 35-year member of the Pure Milk Association, and a member of
the board of directors of Troy Mutual Fire Insurance Co.
Surviving are his wife; seven
daughters, Mrs. Leo McWilliams and Mrs. Floyd Romens, both of Madison, Mrs.
John Mahoney, Lyons, Mrs. Robert Welch, Troy Center,
Mrs. Donald Nelson, Little Prairie, and Mrs. Michael Velona,
Great Lakes, Ill.; eight sons, Francis, Leo, Richard, Milton, Lawrence, all of
East Troy and area, James and Allen, both of Elkhorn, Vincent, Burlington; 60
grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Edward Bender, and two
brothers, the Rev. William Friemoth and Otto, all of Toledo, Ohio.
4-15-1968
Gilbert F. Sanders
Gilbert J.
Sanders, 57, route 2, Ft. Jennings, died of a heart attack at 11:30 a.m. Monday
while getting out of his automobile in Ottoville.
He was born
April 7, 1911, in Ottoville, the son of John G. and Margaret Sanders. He
married Harriet Bonen on April 1, 1941, and she survives.
Also
surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Bernard (Bernetta) Jacquay, Chicago, and Mrs. Jerome
(Margaret) Grothause, route 2, Ft. Jennings and two brothers, Edward, Ft.
Jennings, and Anthony, Cloverdale.
Mr. Sanders
was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Ottoville.
Funeral
services were held in the church at 10 o’clock this morning with the Rt. Rev.
Msgr. J. F. Frommherz officiating. Burial was made in St. Mary’s Cemetery.
4-26-1968
John Joseph Martz
Crash Victims Rites on Monday, Tuesday
Two Lima men were killed Friday
night in a single-car crash just 225 feet inside the Allen County line on Rt.
115, nine miles north of Lima.
John J. Martz, 21, of 1034 N. Main,
the driver, and Charles L. Terflinger, 23, of 1608
Death was attributed to multiple
chest and head injuries, according to Assistant County Coroner Dr. Gene Wright.
The car was traveling south
Putnam-Allen County line, according to the state highway patrol.
The vehicle crossed the center line, slid some 275 feet along the
east side of the road burm, ripped down a guard rail, and slammed into a
concrete bridge abutment, the patrol said.
The engine was ripped from the car by the impact, with the vehicle
going on into a shallow drainage ditch about five feet from the bridge.
Both victims
were found inside the car. Martz's body was pinned in the car's front seat
while Terflinger's body was thrown into the back seat.
Wreckage was scattered over a wide area, with the car's right front
fender found about 195 feet away from the bridge, patrolmen noted.
The car's steering wheel was crushed against the instrument panel on the
passenger's side. The engine was found on the bridge where a corner on the
south end had been chipped away, the patrol said.
Requiem High Mass will be offered
for Martz Tuesday in the 10 a.m. Ottoville
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, with Rev. J. F. Frommherz officiating.
Burial will be in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Ottoville.
Born in Ottoville, May 14, 1946, he
was the son of Elmer W. and Armella Thines Martz.
He was employed at Ex-Cell-O Corp.
and a member of the Ottoville Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, its parish
band and the Lima YMCA.
On May 23, 1964, he married
Rosemary Hoffman, who survives.
Also surviving are a daughter,
Paula, at home; his parents: grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John Thines of Ottoville: a brother, Elmer Jr. of Delphos,
and four sisters, Darlene of Dayton,
Mrs. Eugene (Caroline) Nartker of Kalida, Mrs. Robert (Marilyn) Hoffman of
Bryan and Mrs. Dennis (Janice) Neidert of Fort Jennings.
Friends may call at the Kolkmeyer Funeral Home Delphos, until noon
Monday, when the body will be taken to the Ottoville Kolkmeyer Funeral Home,
where the
5-1-1968
Oliver J. Honigfort
Oliver J.
Honigfort, 74, route 1, Ft. Jennings, died at 9:15 a.m. Wednesday in his home
after an illness of two and one half years.
Funeral
services will be held at 9:30 a.m. Saturday in St. Michael's Catholic Church,
with the Rev. M. E. Lochtefeld officiating. Burial will be made in the church
cemetery. Friends may call at the McCrate Funeral Home Ottawa after 7:00 p.m.
today.
Mr.
Honigfort was born April 10, 1894, in Ottoville, the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Bernard Honigfort. He married Clara Knueven in 1923 and she died in 1948.
Surviving
are two daughters, Harold (Leona) Fee, Lima, and Mrs. Thomas (Alma)
Schimmoeller, route 2, Ottawa; a son Ralph, Ft. Jennings, and 19 grandchildren.
Also surviving are brothers Edward, Cloverdale, William, Ottawa; and a sister
Mrs. Bernadine Schimmoeller, Spencerville. Four brothers and two sisters are
deceased.
Mr.
Honigfort was a retired farmer and a veteran of World War I. He was a member of
St. Michael's Catholic Church and its Holy Name Society.
5-12 -1968
Mary R. Meyer
Mrs. Meyer died in St. Rita’s Hospital, Lima, after an
illness of two weeks.
Born March 14, 1881, at Ottoville, she was the daughter
of Wenzel and Teckla Klima. Her first husband, Adam Plescher died in 1922, and
she later married Andrew Meyer. He died in 1951.
Surviving area daughter, Mrs. Elma Roy, of Kalida, a son,
Carl Plescher, also of Kalida, four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
She was a member of St. Michael’s parish and the Catholic
Ladies of Columbia.
5-13-1968
Carl A. Weber
Carl A.
Weber, 71, route 1, Cloverdale, farmer of the Ottoville community, was found
dead in his car off of route 115 south of Vaughnsville, at 11:25 Monday
forenoon. His death was due to asphyxiation.
Mr. Weber
was pronounced dead at the scene. Dr. A. P. Daniel, county coroner, ruled his
death was caused when chewing tobacco became lodged in his windpipe. A post
mortem revealed that he had died before the car has left the highway.
The car
left the highway, crossed a small ditch and came to a stop in a field. No
damage was caused to the vehicle.
Mr. Weber
had been in Lima where he had undergone a cardiograph examination for a heart
condition from which he had been ailing for several months.
He was born
near Ottoville on March 8, 1897, the son of Clarence and Magdelena Weber.
He is survived by two sisters, Mrs.
William (Lorena) Cappel, of Ft. Wayne, and Mrs. Aldoa (Leona) Reikart, of South
Gate, Mich.; and four brothers, William, of Taylor, Mich., Frank, of Ecorse,
Mich., and John and Ralph Weber, of Ottoville.
Mr. Weber,
who was a farmer, was a veteran of World War I, and a member of the Immaculate
Conception Catholic Church.
Services
were held in the church at 10 o’clock Thursday morning. Monsignor J. F.
Frommherz officiated. Burial was made in the parish cemetery.
5-25-1968
Frank Pohl
Frank Pohl, 71, of Rt. 3, died at 4
a.m. Saturday in St. Rita's Hospital following an extended illness.
Born July 31, 1896, in Ottoville,
he was the son of John A. and Philomena Meyer Pohl. He was married to Elizabeth
Calvelage Pohl, who died in 1936, and he later married Anna Kleman Pohl, who
died in April.
A member of Sts. Peter and Paul
Catholic Church and the Holy Name Society, Mr. Pohl was a retired farmer.
Surviving are six daughters. Mrs.
Ruth Wegesin of Delphos, Mrs. Alice Brinkman of Kalida, Mrs. Mary Catherine
Hermiller of Kalida, Mrs. Rita Jane Stanford of Findlay, Mrs. Ada Bucher of
Leipsic and Miss Carolyn Pohl, at home; six sons, Gilbert of Coldwater, Mich.,
Norbert of Delphos, Bernard of Quincy, Mich., David and Thomas, both of Ottawa
and Robert, address unknown; two step-daughters, Mrs. Mary Ann VanSickle of
Milford, Mich., and Mrs. Irene Okuley of Rt. 1, Continental; two step-sons,
Harold Kleman of Lima and Richard Kleman of Columbus Grove; three brothers,
Henry of Delphos, John and Bernard, both of Fort Jennings; three sisters, Mrs.
August Utrup of Delphos, Mrs. Edwin Hilvers and Mrs. Ed Hoersten, both of Fort
Jennings, and 65 grandchildren.
Requiem High Mass will be offered
at 9:30 a.m. Monday in the church, Rev. Florian Hartke celebrant. Burial will
be in the church cemetery. Friends may call at McCrate Funeral Home.
5-27-1968
Andrew H. Brickner
Andrew H.
Brickner, 75, a retired farmer of near Kalida, died at 9:15 a.m. Monday in St.
Rita’s Hospital where he had been a patient for three weeks. He had been in
failing health for nine years.
Funeral
services were held at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday in St. Michael’s Catholic Church at
Kalida with the Rev. M. E. Lochtefeld officiating. Burial was made in the
church cemetery.
Mr.
Brickner was born in Ottoville on September 25, 1892, the son of Joseph and
Josephine Brickner. He married Veronica Liebrecht in 1927 and she survives.
Also
surviving are sons, Andrew A. and Frank, both of Ottawa, Arthur of Elida, and
Marion, at home; a daughter, Mrs. Donald (Mary) Partin, of Kalida; and eight
grandchildren.
There are
two brothers, Leo and George, both of Ottoville; and a sister, Mrs. Albert
(Amelia) Deitering, Coldwater, Mich. A son, a daughter, three brothers and a
sister are deceased,
Mr.
Brickner served in France with the Army during World War I. He was a member of
St. Michael’s Church.
6-3-1968
Regina Rekart
Mrs.
Regina Rekart, 87, a resident of Maria Joseph Home in Dayton, died at 1:15 p.m.
Monday in Good Samaritan Hospital in Dayton after an illness of 10 days. She
was a former resident of Ottoville.
She was
born in Glandorf on February 25, 1881, the daughter of Theodore and Elizabeth
Verhoff. She married William Rekart on November 21, 1923, and he died April 10,
1951.
Surviving
are a step-son, Arthur F. Rekart, Ferguson, Mo.; three step-daughters, Mrs.
Otmer (Mildred) Wanemaker, Delphos, Mrs. Paul (Armella) Bullard, Ft. Wayne,
Ind., and Mrs. A. J. (Celesta) Brandehoff, Lima; 15 step-grandchildren and 26
step-great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Rekart
was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church where funeral services
were held at 10 a.m. today. Msgr. J. F. Frommherz officiated and burial was
made in St. Mary’s Cemetery
6-9-1968
David E. Hohlbein
David
Hohlbein, 17, of near Ottoville, drowned at 11:10 a.m. Sunday in Coldwater
Lake, near Mt. Pleasant, Mich. The youth had been vacationing there with his
family.
Michigan
State Police reported that bystanders recovered the body of David Hohlbein from
Coldwater Lake and applied artificial respiration, but were unable to revive
him. No other details of the drowning were reported.
David
Hohlbein was born in Lima on September 23, 1951, to Oscar and Mary Ann
Hohlbein, route 2, Cloverdale. He would have been a senior in Ottoville High
School next fall. He was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in
Ottoville.
Surviving
are his parents; brothers, James, with the U. S. Air Force at Canon Air Force
Base, Clovis, N. M., Gregory, Joseph, and Roger, and sisters, Diane and Jean
all at home; and his grandfather, Andrew Hohlbein, route 2, Cloverdale.
Funeral
services were held Wednesday morning in the church with the Rt. Rev. Msgr. J.
F. Frommherz officiating. Burial was in St. Mary’s Cemetery.
6-26-1968
Alex J. Wiechart
Alex J.
Wiechart, 68, Ottoville resident, died at 7:40 Wednesday morning in St. Rita’s
Hospital, Lima, following an illness of six weeks.
He was born
at Ft. Jennings on May 4, 1900, a son of Clarence and Mary Wiechart. He was
married to Florence Horstman on October 19, 1927.
Surviving
with his widow are a son, Norman, of Ft. Jennings; two daughters, Mrs. Henry
(Mary) Kemper, of Ottoville, and Mrs. Richard (Edna) Wurth, of Kalida; 19
grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Albert Schmersal, and Mrs. Fred Markward, of
Delphos, and Mrs. Regina Miller, of Ottoville, and two brothers, Anthony
Wiechart, of Delphos, and John Wiechart, of Spencerville.
A retired
employee of the Hoffman Manufacturing Company of Delphos, Mr. Wiechart was a
member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church.
Services
will be held in the church at 9:30 Saturday morning. Monsignor F. J. Frommherz
will officiate. Burial will be in St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Ft. Jennings.
Friends may
call at the Kolkmeyer Funeral Home in Ottoville after two o’clock Thursday
afternoon. The rosary will be recited at the funeral home at eight o’clock
Friday evening.
7-1-1968
Edward G. Sanders
Edward G.
Sanders, 55, route 2, Ft. Jennings, died at 2:30 a.m. Monday in Lima St. Rita’s
Hospital following an extended illness.
Mr. Sanders
was born in Ottoville on January 19, 1912, the son of John and Margaret
Sanders. He was married to Lucille Ellerbrock, and she survives.
Mr. Sanders
was a farmer and was an employed at General Motors Corp., Defiance. He was a
member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Ottoville.
Surviving
besides his wife are six daughters, Barbara, Mary and Karen, all at home, Mrs.
Gerald (Carol Jean) Meyers, Ft., Jennings, Mrs. Daniel (Marilyn) Yates,
Ottoville, and Sister Anna Maria, C. PP. S., Dayton; two sons, Thomas,
Defiance, and Jerry, of Ottoville; two sisters, Mrs. Bernard (Bernetta)
Jacquay, Chicago, and Mrs. Jerome (Margaret) Gorthause, Ottoville; one brother,
Anthony, Cloverdale; and 13 grandchildren.
Funeral
services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in the Immaculate Conception Catholic
Church with the Rt. Rev. Msgr. J. F. Frommherz officiating. Burial will be made
in the church cemetery
7-3-1968
Daniel M. Byrne
Funeral
services were held at 9 a.m. Saturday morning in the Immaculate Conception
Catholic Church at Ottoville for Daniel M. Byrne, 92, Ottoville. The Rt. Rev.
Msgr. J. F. Frommherz officiated and burial was in St. Mary’s Cemetery.
Mr. Byrne
was born in Ottoville on February 21, 1876, the son of Joseph and Elizabeth
Byrne. He married Emma Brandehoff in 1900 and she died in 1963.
Surviving
are sons, Joseph, Delphos, Orion, route 1, Cloverdale, and Hugo and John both
of route 2, Ft. Jennings; daughters, Mrs. Saloma Leatherman, Oakwood, and Mrs.
Josephine Herman, Adrian, Mich. There are 17 grandchildren and 36
great-grandchildren. A son is deceased.
Mr. Byrne
was a retired farmer. He belonged to the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church.
7-8-1968
Bertha Perrin
Bertha
Perrin, 83, of Ottoville, died at 5:40 p.m. Monday in St. Rita’s Hospital,
following a three month illness.
She was
born September 5, 1884, at Ottoville, a daughter of George and Margaret Kieffer
Miehls. In 1907 she married Henry J. Perrin, and he died in 1956.
Those
surviving are a son, Melvin, Ottoville; five grandchildren and 11
great-grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Gertrude Eickholt, of Delphos, Mrs.
Adeline Looser, of Ottoville, and Sister Mary Bonifas of the Sisters of Mercy,
Fremont; and two brothers, Edward, Lima, and George, Detroit.
Mrs. Perrin
was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church and its Alter Rosary
Society. She was also a member of the Catholic Ladies of Columbia.
Monsignor
F. J. Frommherz offered Requiem High Mass for Mrs. Perrin at 9:30 a.m. today. She
was buried in the church cemetery.
7-21-1968
Helen A. Hiett
Mrs. Helen
A. Hiett, 59, route 1, Delphos, died in Lima St. Rita’s Hospital at 7:20 p.m.
Sunday. She had been ill for an extended period.
Mrs. Hiett
was born at Ottoville on May 9, 1909, a daughter of Frank and Mary Ruen. She
married Ray C. Hiett on March 4, 1935, and he survives.
Also
surviving are a daughter, Rose, at home; a son, Thomas, Spencerville; two
sisters, Miss Martha Ruen, Ottoville, and Mrs. L. A. Wannemacher, Delphos; and
two brothers, Alex, of Ottoville, and John Ruen, of Ottawa.
Mrs. Hiett
was a member of the Ottoville Catholic Ladies of Columbia, St. John the Baptist
Catholic Church, Landeck and the Alter Rosary Society of the parish.
Requiem
High Mass was offered at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday in the church. The Rev. Robert
Knoepkle officiated. Burial was made in the church cemetery.
7-27-1968
Elizabeth Rekart
Born
at Ottoville, Feb. 15, 1873, she was the daughter of Gerhard and Anna Wurst
Otte. Her husband, Charles, died Sept. 15, 1916.
Surviving
are three daughters Mrs. Lawrence (Marcella) Blankemeyer of Cloverdale Mrs.
Walter (Gertrude) Waxier of Dayton and Mrs. Leo (Margaret) Heck of here; two
sons, Elvin of Southgate, Mich. and Harold of Chicago; 11
grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
She
was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church and the Altar Rosary
Society of the church.
Requiem
High Mass will be offered 10 a.m. Tuesday by Msgr. J. F. Frommherz, pastor.
Burial will in St Mary's Cemetery, here. Friends may call at Kolkmeyer Funeral
Home, here, after 7 tonight.
8-9-1968
Baby Boy Koester
8-12-1968
Oliver Gasser
Oliver
(Ben) Gasser, 72, Delphos, died Monday at 4:07 p.m. in Lima St. Rita's
Hospital. A son of Gebhard and Anna Honigford Gasser, he was born July 18,
1896, in Ottoville. His wife of 49 years, Zita Van Oss, survives.
Other
survivors are daughters, Mrs. Howard (Harriet) Metzger, and Mrs. Aloysius
(Catherine) Metzger, both of Delphos; seven grandchildren; a sister, Mrs.
Elizabeth Beining, and brothers, Frank, Gebhard and William, all of Delphos.
Mr. Gasser,
a World War I veteran, was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Eagles
Lodge, and Sacred Heart League of St. John's Catholic Church, Delphos.
The Rev.
Albert Ottenweller will offer the Requiem High Mass at 9:30 a.m. Friday at the
church, followed by burial in the church cemetery.
10-9-1968
George J. Klima
George J.
Klima, 63, route 2, Ft. Jennings, died ay 10:55 a.m. Wednesday in Veterans
Hospital Ft. Wayne, Ind. He had been ill for some time and critically ill for
one month.
Mr. Klima
was born March 4, 1905, in Ottoville, the son of John and Mary Klima. He was
never married.
He was a
farmer and a veteran of World War II. He belonged to the Immaculate Conception
Catholic Church at Ottoville.
Surviving
are five sisters, Miss Martha Klima, Delphos, Mrs. Oscar (Gertrude) Hempfling,
Delphos, Mrs. Walter (Edna) Gray, Cleveland, Mrs. Margaret Kill, Wapakoneta,
and Mrs. Cletus (Armella) Brinkman, Ft. Jennings; and three brothers,
Sylvester, Delphos, Alphonse, Jackson, Mich., and Edward, Brighton, Mich. A
brother and a sister are deceased.
Services
will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in St. John’s Catholic Church in Delphos with the
Rev. Albert Ottenweller officiating. Burial will be in St. John’s Cemetery.
Friends may call at the Kolkmeyer Funeral Home in Delphos after 7:00 p.m.
today.
10-14-1968
George P. Hilvers
George P. Hilvers, 61, of Rt. 1,
Cloverdale, died at 10 a.m. Monday in St. Rita's Hospital, Lima, after an
extended illness.
Born April 25, 1907, in Ottoville,
he was the son of Anthony and Veronica Metzger Hilvers. He was married Nov. 30,
1933, to Lucinda Miller and she survives.
Also surviving are a daughter, Mrs.
Richard J. (Jane) Boniface of Landeck; four sons, Paul of Pennsboro, W. Va.,
Philip and Gerald of Ottoville, and Mark at home; 18 grandchildren; three
sisters, Mrs. Rose Allemeier of Delphos, and Mrs. Bernard (Martha) Pohl and
Mrs. August (Amelia) Krienbrink, both of Ottoville; and a brother, Leo Hilvers
of Ottoville.
She was a member of Immaculate
Conception Catholic Church where Requiem High Mass will be offered at 10 a.m.
Thursday by Msgr. J. F. Frommherz. Burial will be in St. Mary’s Cemetery.
Friends may call at Kolkmeyer Funeral Home, Ottoville.
10-22-1968
Anne Hoersten
Mrs. Anne Hoersten, 62, of here,
died at 2:55 p.m. Tuesday in St. Rita's Hospital, Lima, following an extended
illness.
She was born Nov. 3, 1905, near
here, the daughter of Benjamin and Genevieve Hunt Hughes. She was married Sept.
28, 1925, to Joseph Hoersten, who survives.
Also surviving are two daughters,
Mrs. William (Alice) Pavel of Elida, and Mrs. Eugene (Carol) Niese of Ottawa;
two sons, Kenneth of Kalamazoo, Mich., and Arthur of Bellevue; 15
grandchildren; four sisters, Mrs. Walter Bercaw, and Mrs. John Reynolds, both
of Lima, Mrs. F. E. Carson of Zanesville, and Mrs. Joseph Jankiewicz, of
Portland, Ore.; and three brothers, Harold of Lima, and Oral and Arthur, both
of Fort Jennings.
She was a member of Immaculate
Conception Church and its Altar Rosary Society and the Veteran of Foreign Wars
Auxiliary.
Requiem High Mass will be offered
10 a.m. Friday in the church by Rev. Louis Huffman, burial in St. Mary’s
Cemetery. Friends may call at Kolkmeyer Funeral Home, Ottoville, after tonight,
where the Rosary will be recited 8 p.m. Thursday.
11-2-1968
Otto F. Greulich
Otto F.
Greulich, 62, of 915 Leson Ave., Van Wert, died at 9:40 a.m Saturday while at
work at Wells Truck Sales.
He was born
March 5, 1906, in Ottoville.
He was
married to Juanita Bowersock on April 30, 1936.
Surviving
besides his wife, are a foster daughter, Patty, at home; two brothers, Carl, of
Ottoville and Roman of Delphos.
Requiem
High Mass will be offered 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Mary’s Catholic Church by Rev.
Frederick Hug. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery.
Friends may
call after 4:30 p.m. today at Alspach Funeral Home. Rosary will be recited 8
p.m. Monday
11-22-1968
Norman J. StokesChief Stokes Dies After 3 Years In Ottoville Post
Police Chief Norman J. Stokes, W, died 6:15 a.m. Friday in Lima St
Rita's Hospital, following a week's illness.
He served as police chief
here for the past three years and was formerly employed by the Norfolk and
Western Railroad. He was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, the
Holy Name Society and the VFW.
Born in Toledo, Sept. 21 1908, he was the son of David and Nellie Smith
Stokes.
Survivors include his wife Anna; four sons, James and David, at home,
Barry Troy and Richard of here; a daughter, Mrs. Thomas (Mary Ann) Schnipke of
Kalida and 10 grandchildren
Requiem High Mass will be
offered 10 a.m. Monday in the church, by Rev. Louis Huffman. Burial will be in
St. Mary's Cemetery, here.
Friends may call after tonight at the Kolkmeyer Funeral Home here,
where the Paris Rosary will be recited 8 p.m. Sunday.
12-10-1968
Lena Ann Ernst
Mrs. Lena
Ernst, 80, former resident of Ottoville, died at 1 a.m. Tuesday in sunset Manor
Nursing Home in Kansas City, Kan. She had been ill for some time.
Funeral
services will be at 9:30 a.m. Friday in the Immaculate Conception Catholic
Church at Ottoville with the Rev. Louis Huffman officiating. Burial will be in
St. Mary’s Cemetery.
Mrs. Ernst
was born in Ople, Kan., on November 13, 1888. Her husband George Ernst is
deceased.
Surviving
are three sons, Edward, Lacona, Iowa, and Leo and Lawrence, both of Lacygne,
Kan.; 12 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren, and three brothers.
12-13-1968
Susanna Emma Schille
Sussanna
Emma Schille, 83, Ottoville, died at 7 p.m. Friday at Hillsdale Nursing Home at
Bryan.
Miss
Schille, the daughter of John and Phillipine Etgen Schille, was born September
7, 1885.
She was a
member of Immaculate Conception Church, Ottoville.
The only
survivors are cousins.
Services
were at 9 a.m. Monday at the church with the Rev. Louis Huffman officiating.
Burial was in St. Mary’s Cemetery.
12-13-1968
Julian H. Schweller
Julian H.
Schweller, 78, route 2, Ft. Jennings, died at 9:45 p.m. Friday at Lima St.
Rita’s Hospital.
The son of
Jacob and Frances Walck Schweller, he was born September 7, 1890, in Maria
Stein. He was married August 13, 1918, to Regina Hilvers and she survives.
Mr.
Schweller was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, and a
retired employee of Ohio Steel Foundry, Lima. He served four terms in the Ohio
Legislature as State Representative from Putnam County. He taught school in
Putnam County for 13 years.
Survivors
include his widow; five sons, Walter, Ottawa, Charles, John and Henry, all of
Ottoville, and Donald, of Paulding; three daughters, Mrs. Marie Ernst,
Inyokern, Calif., Mrs. Anna Allersmeyer, Majove, Calif., and Mrs. Don (Frances)
Grothouse, Delphos; 28 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren; two
brothers, Edmund and Martin, both of Dayton; two sisters, Mrs. Hugh (Lidwina)
Wells and Mrs. William (Otilla) Woeste of Dayton.
Services
were at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the church with the Rev. Louis Huffman officiating.
Burial was made in St. Mary’s Cemetery.
12-14-1968
Bernard F. Becker
Bernard F. Ben Becker, 78, 12 908E. Boone Street, died unexpectedly at 12:30 PM Saturday in Logansport. He had served as a dispatcher here for the former nickel plate railroad.
A life resident of Frankfurt, he was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church, Knights of Columbus, fourth degree, and holy name Society.
Surviving are his wife, the former Alice Lillian Hahn; two sons, Henry O. Becker of Columbus Cyril R. Becker of Decatur; a sister, Mrs. Lucinda Huffman of Columbus Grove, Ohio, and two brothers, Edward Becker of Delphos, Ohio, and August Becker of Ottoville, Ohio.
12-18-1968
Stephen J. Miller
Requiem High Mass will be offered
9:30 a.m. Friday in Immaculate Conception Catholic Church for Stephen J.
Miller, 72, by Rev. Louis Huffman. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery.
Mr. Miller died 2:15 a.m. Wednesday
in St. Rita's Hospital following a two-day illness. He was born here Aug. 22, 1896, the son of Martin and
Veronica Eickholt Miller. He was married Jan. 23, 1923, to Mary Weber, who
survives.
Also surviving are seven daughters,
Mrs. Leon (Rita) Turnwald of Ottoville, Mrs. Orville (Ethel) Burgei, Mrs.
Norman (Julia) Kaskel, Mrs. Robert (Delores) Mesker and Mrs. William (La Donna)
Schlagbaum, all of Delphos, Mrs. John (Luella) Madigan of Wapakoneta and Mrs.
Donald (Irene) Horner of Payne; five sons, Norbert and Virgil, both of
Ottoville, Ralph of Kalida, Donald of Delphos and Arthur of Columbus; 53
grandchildren; a great-grandchild; four brothers, Hugo of Duluth, Minn., and
Marcus, Wilbur and Bruno, all of Ottoville; and two sisters, Mrs. Lucinda Hilvers
of Ottoville and Mrs. George (Bertha) Grothouse of Delphos.
Mr. Miller was a World War I
veteran and a member of Ottoville Veterans of Foreign Wars and Immaculate
Conception Church and its Holy Name Society. He was a retired farmer. Friends
may call at Kolkmeyer Funeral Home, Ottoville, where the Rosary will be recited
8 tonight.
12-21-1968
Louis A. Boerger
Louis A.
Boerger, 50, Ottoville, died at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at his home following an
apparent heart attack.
The son of
George and Bertha Boerger, he was born July 21, 1918, in Michigan.
He was a
member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church and the VFW. He was employed at
Westinghouse Corp., Lima.
Survivors
include his widow, Elenetta, at home; a daughter, Mrs. Ronald (Yvonne)
Heitmeyer, Ft. Jennings; three sons, Ronald, Robert and Ricky, all at home; a
grandchild; six sisters and four brothers.
Requiem
High Mass was offered at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the Immaculate Conception Church
with the Rev. Louis Huffman officiating. Burial was made in the church
cemetery.
12-27-1968
William J. Ricker
William J.
Ricker, 75, resident of route 2, Ft. Jennings, died in Toledo Hospital ay 10:30
Monday morning following an illness of three days. Pneumonia was the cause of
his demise.
He was born
at Ft. Jennings on January 2, 1893, a son of John and Susan (Miller) Ricker. He
was married to Rose Miller on November 22, 1921.
Surviving
with his widow are four daughters, Mrs. Ray (Alice) Ellerbrock and Mrs. Cletus
(Bertha) Hoffman, of Kalida, Mrs. Bernard (Mercella) Niemeyer, Delphos, and
Mrs. Paul (Marie) Maag, of Belmore; 12 grandchildren; one great-grandchild;
three sisters, Mrs. Mary Lause, Mrs. John (Irene) Wellman, and Miss Isabella
Ricker, all of Delphos.
Services
were held in St. John’s Catholic Church at 10 o’clock Friday morning. The Rev.
Herman Fortman officiating. Burial was made in the parish cemetery.
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